American Girl Doll News

New on Trademarkia this month: more Wellie Wishers trademarks. They got trademarked for TOYS, GAMES AND PLAYTHINGS, CLOTHING; FOOTWEAR AND HEADWEAR and BOOKS, PRINTED MATTER, WRITING UTENSILS, STATIONERY, DECORATIONS, DECALS. I still think it has to do something with Bitty, so who cares? On to the better thing: A NEW DOLL NAME GOT TRADEMARKED AGAIN! It's Barbara. I think it's a BeForever, but who knows? It could be GOTY 2017!

Here's the updated Caroline avalibility checker! ATLANTA- Sold Out BOSTON- Sold Out CHARLOTTE- Sold Out CHICAGO- Limited COLUMBUS- Sold Out DALLAS- Sold Out DENVER- Sold Out HOUSTON- Sold Out KANSAS CITY- Sold Out LOS ANGELES- Sold Out MIAMI- Sold Out MINNEAPOLIS- Sold Out NASHVILLE- Sold Out NEW YORK CITY- Sold Out ORLANDO- In Stock SAN FRANSISCO- Sold Out SCOTTSDALE- Never ever carried Caroline SEATTLE- Sold Out ST. LOUIS- Sold Out WASHINGTON D.C.- Sold Out Only two stores left! If you live in Chicago or Orlando, it's your last chance to get Caroline (Besides Costco)!

Every year since 2013, American Girl has released a store-exclusive holiday dress in November. It's always super fancy, and super expensive. Last year's dress, the Ruby Ball Gown Set, cost a whopping $72! But 21 weeks ago, @agupdatenews found a fancy purple ball gown. Turns out, with a shawl, white sandals and a headband, it's the store-exclusive holiday dress! @agupdatenews has pictures of the gown and shoes, but no shawl and headband as of today.

Truly Me might be getting a new bed set soon! You must think I'm crazy, since the current bed came out last year and the old one lasted three years. But, a mystery bed was found at the new temporary store in San Diego! But, the bedding looks like the bedding for the Dreamy Daybed (2011-2014), but with different colors! And the bed itself doesn't look to be AG quality! Is it... a prototype? We'll find out on January 1. (photo credit to @agstation on Instagram)

Yep, you've heard me right. Costco sells AG pets, mini dolls, gift cards and even Bitty Baby bundles. But mid-November, Caroline is going to be sold at Costco! You must be screaming and freaking out in sadness. Don't worry, it's only until stock runs out. She is going to be bundled with her holiday outfit at a price of $99.99! All of the Costco stores in America (sorry, no Caroline in Canada) will get 84 dolls. This is your last chance to buy Caroline before she retires, so head to your local Costco store mid-November!

This might be old news, but American Girl is opening temporary AG stores for the holidays! Here are a list of all of them and when they open. Glendale, California at The Americana at Brand- opened yesterday, closing Feburary 2016 Orange County, California at The Shops at Mission Viejo- opening November 15, closing January 2016 San Diego, California at Fashion Valley Mall- opened yesterday, closing January 2016 Indianapolis, Indiana at Castleton Square Mall- opening October 24, closing January 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada at Fashion Show Mall- opened yesterday, closing Februrary 2016 Portland, Oregon at Pioneer Place- opened yesterday, closing March 2016 Salt Lake City, Utah at Fashion Place- opening October 24, closing January 31

If you are just starting to be an AG fan, then you probably think that all the dolls have the same face. The answer is no! There are 8 different face molds used by American Girl (9 if you include the Modified Jess Mold). Let’s start with the most common one, the Classic mold. The Classic Mold is the first mold ever made by American Girl. It was first used on Samantha, Kirsten and Molly. It’s the most common mold, with 66 dolls having it! It is mostly used on white dolls. All the dolls that have this face mold- Felicity, Caroline, Kirsten, Samantha, Kit, Ruthie, Molly, Emily, Maryellen, Lindsey, Kailey, Nicki, Mia, Gwen, Lanie, Saige, Isabelle, #2, #3, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #27, #29 #32, #33, #34, #35, #36, #37, #38, #39, #41, #42, #43, #44, #48, #49, #51, #52, #55, #56, #57, #59, #60, #61, #63 The Addy Mold is the second mold made by American Girl. It was first used on Addy. The mold is used exclusively on African American dolls. 9 dolls have this mold. All the dolls that have this face mold- Addy, #1, #11, #18, #26, #31, #45, #50, #58 The Asian Mold, or the #4 mold, is the third mold made by American Girl. It was first used on Truly Me #4. When the doll retired in 2011, the mold became completely retired. Truly Me #4 is the only doll to ever have this mold. The Josefina Mold is the fourth mold made by American Girl. It was first used on Josefina. The mold is used for white dolls and Latina dolls. 12 dolls have this mold. All the dolls that have this face mold- Josefina, Nellie, Elizabeth, Julie, Rebecca, Marisol, Chrissa, McKenna, Grace, Lea, #28, #53 The Kaya Mold is the fifth mold made by American Girl. It has been only been used on Kaya. The mold is used exclusively on Kaya because in her tribe, showing teeth was rude. Kaya is the only doll to ever have this mold. The Jess Mold is the sixth mold made by American Girl. It was first used on Jess. The mold is used as a replacement for the Asian Mold. 8 dolls have this mold. 4 dolls have this version. All the dolls that have this face mold- Jess, #30, #40, Kanani, #54 (before 2015) The Modified Jess Mold is the seventh mold made by American Girl. It was first used on Ivy. The mold is just like the Jess mold, but with different eye sockets. 3 dolls have this version. All the dolls that have this face mold- Ivy, #54 (as of 2015), #64 The Sonali Mold is the eighth mold made by American Girl. It was first used on Sonali. The mold is used exclusively on African American dolls, like the Addy Mold. 6 dolls have this mold. All the dolls that have this face mold- Sonali, Cecile, Melody, #46, #47, #62 The Marie-Grace Mold is the ninth mold made by American Girl. It has been only used on Marie-Grace. After Marie-Grace’s retirement in 2014, it is unknown if there will ever be another doll with this mold. Marie-Grace is the only doll who has this face mold.

Last night, Grace Thomas sold out on the American Girl website. It said, “No longer avalible”, but today she’s back in stock. Kind of like Caroline a few months ago! Thank goodness it was just a glitch. Tons of parents would get mad at AG for sure! Sydney

2 NEW DOLL TRADEMARKS WERE FILED! Camille and Emerson! These might be two new dolls! Willa, Gabriella, Ashlyn and Kendall were trademarked, but were just trademarked as toys and playthings. OH MY GOODNESS…

Grace’s French Bakery just sold out on Americangirl.com! I’m making a Christmas Lifesaver Grace page so you can see what stores have it if there’s any!

I will post which stores have Caroline in stock and what don’t with AG’s new store availability checker. ATLANTA- Sold Out BOSTON- Sold Out CHARLOTTE- In Stock CHICAGO- Limited COLUMBUS- Sold Out DALLAS- In Stock DENVER- Sold Out HOUSTON- Sold Out KANSAS CITY- Sold Out LOS ANGELES- Sold Out MIAMI- Sold Out MINNEAPOLIS- Sold Out NASHVILLE- In Stock NEW YORK CITY- Limited ORLANDO- In Stock SAN FRANSISCO- Sold Out SCOTTSDALE- Never ever carried Caroline SEATTLE- Sold Out ST. LOUIS- Sold Out WASHINGTON D.C.- Sold Out

Addy- noble Caroline- free man, strong Cecile- blind Chrissa- follower of Christ Elizabeth- religious oath Emily- rival Felicity- happy, lucky Grace- grace Gwen- fair Isabelle- my oath is God Ivy- name from nature Jess- jasmine Josefina- the Lord adds; Jehovah increases Julie- youthful Kailey- slim and fair; darling, beloved; slender Kanani- the beautiful one Kaya- restful place, yew tree, forgiveness Kirsten- follower of Christ Kit- pure; follower of Christ Lanie- path, roadway Lindsey- Lincoln’s marsh; island of linden trees Marie-Grace- ? Marisol- of the sea Maryellen- ? McKenna- daughter of the handsome one Mia- mine, bitter Molly- bitter Nellie- bright, shining one Nicki- people of victory Rebecca- servant of God Ruthie- ? Saige- wise, healthy Samantha- told by God Sonali- ?